ONE of British motoring’s most iconic models, the Jensen Interceptor, is back in business – though sports car fans are unlikely to get their hands on one for another three years.

An all-new Jensen Interceptor has been given the go-ahead for production after CPP Global Holdings was appointed to engineer, develop and build the new car by the brand's owners, Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Ltd.

CPP, the British specialist automotive group, will finalise the new car’s development in Coventry and manufacture it at a new production facility on Browns Lane from 2014.

A team of Coventry-based design consultants employed by HSCS has completed the design of the new model, which has already gained significant customer interest.

The new Jensen Interceptor – echoing the four-seat grand tourer layout of the much-loved original built between 1966 and 1976 – is based on an all-new aluminium chassis and hand-crafted aluminium body.

Its public unveiling is planned for late next year, with deliveries to customers beginning in 2014.